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Weddings have always been disastrous for us. We're about as far from a wedding band as you can get. We've played a few as a favor to friends and family. Always small budget weddings in the basement of legion hall with card tables and folding chairs. Our wedding gigs can be described with one word, " embarassing ". Daryl

I think there's two issues I'm dealing with Dave. Other than gig announcements we have practically no communication. 2nd, I'm in retirement mode, everyone else in the band is working and will be working for another 30 years. Daryl

Adequate pay is essential for me. I use to always prefer using my own rig. However at 71 years old I'll use whatever they provide. Daryl

That seems to be the consensus Gjones. Daryl

Opening for celebrity level bands is always fun. I only have two under my belt, Charlie Daniel's (RIP) and Peter Frampton. The one with Frampton probably doesn't count. We just happened to be the band that played before him on a multi band festival stage. Daryl

Parking, a bathroom dedicated to the band and comped food and drink are important to me. Even if I don't eat any food it's still the right thing for the owners to do. Daryl

The opportunity to talk with other musicians and friends in a festival setting can be tough. Our old drummers band just happened to be the band that played before us at Wisconsin State Fair. We only had time to shake hands. Daryl

Dave, While we play regularly which keeps us from getting rusty I would love to rehearse and add a few new songs and maybe change a few intros and song endings. Daryl

I have one of those coming up in September. I'm not sure I'll get two monitors. Daryl

This one has probably already been mentioned. You've been told the band is breaking up. Then you find out the band is still together only your no longer a member. Daryl

Agreed. When the crowd is into it a lot of other things don't seem to matter. Daryl

I think the enthusiastic and engaged crowd is a big one for most of us. For me there's nothing worse than playing to a disinterested crowd. Daryl

I would love a gig like that. Unfortunately I need the supplemental income from gigs Daryl

Over here it was never clear to me how much of the take on the cover the bands actually saw, unless the bar gave complete control of the door to the band. Daryl

I wish I had something to contribute to this thread. The fact is we don't rehearse. I wish we did. We play around 65 gigs annually and easily have 4 hours of material. I'm not sure why we don't rehearse. I come from a different background than my bandmates. My background is based in rehearsals and exchanging ideas. This seems foreign to my bandmates. Anyone else here who's band doesn't rehearse ? Daryl